CURRICULUM VITAE

Date of Birth : 13th April 1967

Age : 34

Marital Status : Single

Nationality : British

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Sheppey School

1983 O Levels Mathematics (A), Physics (B), Geometrical Drawing (B),

Engineering Workshop Theory and Practice (C), Geography (D).

CSEs Technical Drawing (1), English Language (2).

Mid-Kent College of Higher and Further Education

1987 ONC in Mechanical Engineering.

1989 HNC in Mechanical Engineering.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

To 3/93 Date Johnston Engineering Ltd - Sittingbourne

Mechanical Technician.

• Involved in the development and production of compact and midsize road sweepers.

• Responsible for the build and testing of new products for introduction into production.

• Working with engineers to improve design and fault find on new designs, recommending design changes, including the successful introduction of new product lines to production

• Other responsibilities include raising quality reports and liaison with suppliers on items such as the cabs

• I am also responsible for the quality of the build to insure that all assembly is to a high standard.

• Other skills gained include AutoCad R14, of which I have received training over the last year, including solids modelling.

11/90 To 7/92 Wilj International - Ashford

Mechanical Technician - Reliability Department.

• Worked as a member of the reliability department on immunodiagnostic instruments.

• Responsible for the reliability testing of mechanical assemblies, including xyz arms, vortexers, carousels, cuvette transporters, and pneumatic assemblies.

• Tasks performed included the writing of test specifications and procedures, the design of test equipment, the running of reliability endurance and growth tests, caring out functional tests, investigating test failures, analysis of test data, and the writing of test reports.

• Other responsibilities included caring out FMECAs, limits of variance testing, Attending failure review meetings, liaison with project groups. I was also involved with the setting up of department procedures for BS 5750 approval.

• Additional skills gained include the use of spreadsheets (Lotus 123) and word processors (Word perfect).

9/84 TO 11/90 GEC Avionics - Rochester

1/90 To 11/90 Production Engineer - Production Engineering Department.

• Experience gained in production engineering as a member of a team working on a range of established precision gyroscopes. Involved in various production problems, including improving and setting up of production processes, raising new production process instructions, investigating inbuild faults, analysis of final test results, and recommending rework actions.

• Other responsibilities included attending progress meetings, liaison with QA, engineering, and subcontractors.

9/87 To 1/90 Technical Assistant - Mechanical Engineering Department.

• Experienced in mechanical aspects of design and development of electronic equipment for military use.

• Involved in all stages from initial design to type approval testing.

• Responsible for thermal and vibration analysis, raising of development and type approval specifications, design of test equipment and production tooling, conducting development and type approval testing, and the raising of test reports.

• Other responsibilities included production support of existing products, involving the preparation of instruction sheets and investigation into build defects.

9/84 To 9/87 Mechanical Technician Apprentice.

• Served a 3 year Mechanical Technician Apprenticeship which consisted of :-

• 1st Year - Instruction in general machine shop practices.

• 2nd year - Introduction periods in QA, Production and Model Shop.

• 3rd year - Placement within a drawing office, experience gained included drawing to BS308 and the use of CAD.

1/84 To 9/84 BMM Westons - Faversham

YTS Trainee

• On the job training in the inspection and boring department.

• Off the job training in general machine shop practices at the Medway Skill Centre.

LEISURE INTERESTS

Computers

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons - Role Play Game.

Robot Wars - www.weirdalice.co.uk Examples of my AutoCad work can be seen here

Tenpin Bowling.

Playing darts

Reading science fiction and fantasy books.